The Kabuki Actor Sawamura Sojuro III and Courtesans

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http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/56755

Though featuring actors and courtesans at the banquet, this piece has a more intimate and relaxing atmosphere. A Kyusu (teapot)-type sake vessel is shown, with sake drunk from a flat red cup.

Artist: Torii Kiyonaga
Published: Tenmei 3-4 (1783-1784)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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